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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26

1t will be noticed that the average number of eggs
laid per hen per year ranges from three dozen to
over seven dozens and that those states which re.
ported the largest number OF hens did not make the
most money BECAUSE as the figures show, they only
got average of four to five dozen eggs per hen
per year while the New England States Showed an
average of from six to seven dozen. The
question arises then why do hens in the New Eng
land States average than seven dozen eggs per
year per hem while in Louisiana they only average
three dozen! The reason must be found in the fact
that in the New England States, Sheridan's Powder
to make hens lay is almost universally used, while
in the West and South, it is not used much. Lou
isiana has not gone behind but the Northern Stacs
have gone ahead. There is doubt At all but
what the extensive of Sheridan's Powder to
Make Hens Lay and for the improvement OF peul-
try, has boosted the poultry industry than ali
other influences put together. The poultry in
dustry of this country now amounts to between five
and six hundred millions OF dollars annually and
the profits said to be enormous. One man in
Mass near Boston has made twenty thousand dol
lars year for last FIVE years and many more from
five hundred to a thousand dollars while thousands
of women, children ard invalids have earned a
comfortable living. All who want tn know just how
to make money, keeping and tending poultry
should send to /. S Johnson a Co., ~ Custom
House st. Boston, for a copy OF the Poultry Raising
Guide, Price IS cts.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26

A bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln
was unveiled in Lincoln Park, Chicago,
Saturday last. 1t weighs over 1000 lbs,
is difficult and delicate piece of work,
the gift of Eli Bates, and cost $4,000.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26
william c. Haskell, the editor of. the

William c. Haskell, The editor OFT Inc
Minneapolis Tribune very foolishly re-
fiected severly upon President Cleveland
and Mrs. Cleveland, while they were at
that city A mob surrounded the house
of Mr.. Blethen, the principal owner of
the paper and he was obliged to seek
projections of the public. Editor Has
kell came out assuming all the RESPONSE
bility of the publication. 1t was a
sensless proceeding all around.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26
Wood Lot for sale.
For sale.

Seasoned Lumber for budlrg purposes, also
Nice Face stones for cellar walls. Alsoa Der
rick Ion sale.
Inquire of HIRAM BURRlLL. tf2a
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26

A frst-class meat and pastry cook can
find steady employment and good pay
by applying at once, to +. a. BROWN,
81 Water Street, Skowhegan. 3Gtf
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26
< IA MAN )
CHICAG0, ROCK ISL AND 6 PACIFIC RAIL WAY

y reason central position close relation 70 prin
ciual linz, 3 Fast Of Chicago, and continuous lines o
terminal points Nost, Northwc and Southwest, l. Il
only true middle link IN that ttan>routnenial syst
which invites and facilitate ira aud traffic IN eth
direction between the Atlantic und Pacific
The Rock Island main line and branches include Cnl
cage Joliet OTTAWA, La Sale, Peoria, Gencsrp Moline
ana Rock Island, in Illinois; Davenport Muscaine,
Wnshiugton Fairfield. bttumwn bsk nluu-a Wet Lib
erty Iowa Guy pcs Maincs; lndianoln; Mintersc, At
iant Knoxville, Audubon Harlan. Guthrie tntre and
Council Bluffs in Iowa; GnlAtn. Trenton, ST Jose pm,
Cameron aud Kansas city, in MlssouIt5 lcnNrnw"rh
md Atrhison in kansas; Albert Iea Minneapolis and
ST. raui, in Minnesota; WMtrtown. in hakota. and
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26
The Famous Albert Lea Route

Is fhn dirort invWritc limo N0WVrn VHICNE1 Tl MIMIC
ipas and St Paul. over this route solid last Express
Trains daily to the summer rrsurt, :, picturesque
lnraIitps and hunting and fishing grounds uf Iowa anu
Minnesota, The rich wheat fields and grazing lands OF
interior Dakota are reached VA Natctt"Wn short.
tirnIlr route via S'npcn and kaHknkt" oilers supc-
riar Inducements To travellers between ineihnl In
dianapnlis, Lafayette md Council Bluns 81 Joseph
Atrhtlun, feavenworth, Kansas city. Minneapolis st
Paul aud intermediate. points. All ea~s's e" patron
9 p,.i1lly families. ladies md children. reesttc IRON
ueal- md employee Of Rock Island trains iHtcctlon,
respect hi courtesy and kindly Treatment,
For Tckuts. Maps, Ioidrrs-uha1lah" ~ MI principal
Ticket offices the Emitted States and Canhih-"r any
desired Information, nddross,
r. r. CABLE {, ST JOHN {. a. HOlbROOh,
Prss'tk G.El MGr. AiFt"-nlNst usA IA AfSA AA
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26

The exceedingly cold nights recently,
remind US that winter i In the near tut
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26
F0R SALE.

Hard and soft dry wood also llay.
l7u s.W, GOULD.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26
The Great Rock Island Route

Guarantees Speed, Comfort mud Safety TO thus' who
travel over 1t. Its roadbcd IL thoroughly naa-'d Its
Track ~ Of heavy steel ts bridges solid structures
Of stone nd iron. Its rolling stock perfect human
skill rnn makeit. 1t has all tho SAFETY appliances thnt
mechanical genius has vented und experience proved
valuable Its practical operation Is conserNnilNe and
mchodtcal-its discipline strict and ernctng III" lux
ury Of its passenger accommodation IL uheguaIcd In
the West-nnsurpnssed in the world
An Express Trains between Chicago and the Missouri
RIVER consist of Conf ortah"llny Coaches mashh
Pullman Palace Parlor md sleeping tnrs, elegant
Inning Cars providing excellent meals, and -h"twren
thirnrn st Joseph, Atchisun and Kansas Cty-rcstfu
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26

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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13

|,..n.., over from Wickes for . few days:
hss DU 80 ii. brother. e. n. Campbeli, OF
vls's'I III tame. He returned yesterday.-
H. Hurley. machinist at the Le1inS.Un
-a+,-nsd Thursday from a.two monoDs
LIT to Salt Lake City.-Mr. Beuse recu.n-
al rom Salt Lake City. Wednesday'-M'ss
fannie Sullivan, formerly O! tnIs H.
snent several days last week vieltlnk a. W.
Palace.-Mike Kennedy leaves s oon
~1rombstone, Arizona.-Amateur Dy'ot
created much amusement on Daiy tor
last week.-The Fourth was q iucky 10y
n Waiseman at the race track. ne nesei
Lot a het and returned with q fullpocHet-
hook Good Templars lodge nas
d;scontinued.-Miss Eva Carter ls put.ink
the finishing touches on some nsau' ~
na;ntinps ordered by parties in Butte..Dr
Hniiand leaves next Wednesday for "1ckes
where he is thinking OF locating-G. n.
Rrovn leaves this evening for WaiIa
Wslla. Washington Territory MI.
A w. McCune and wife came over RON
Min Creek, where they are spendlng q ~"
months rusticating. to spend tne fourCIn.
Mr.. McCuhe is President OF the Anaconoa
FIuming Company.-Tom Holland le!o on
Friday for Mill Creek. where he expects 20
locate-E. W. Palmer, formerly employed
in the Treasurer's office of the West o
and afterwards in the New York Central, If
stopping in "alkerville, the guest II Dr.
GiIlespie.-Mrs. E. M. Mcbride, OF San
Francisco, is expected to arrive on the
18th inst. She will make her future nome
with her son, w. P. Mcbride, bookkeeper
at the Alice. dennis O'Neil and Dan Brss'
nahan leave this evening for Mill Creek on
a prospecting tour.-E. Tippett a re-
turned from Georgetown.
Holbrook. one OF our former citizens, ar
rived Wednesday from Lehi. Utah, On a
business trip. He goes to Helena to-mor'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

There is q telegram at the Western
Union office for B. F. Catching.
The Turn Verein will hold it's semi-annual
election of officers on Monday evening.
Tom Cox. who broke his leg by his foot
SLIPPING in q ladder at the Parrot mine IN
the first instant, is in a fair way towards
recovery at his home and is in no danger
Of losing his limb as at first anticipated.
The District Court adjourned sine die
last evening, Judge Galhaith having to be
present at the meeting Of the Supreme
Court on Monday. A considerable
amount OF business awaits disposal at the
August term.
Last Thursday VIM. Rowe was wrestling
ioua way broke his leg. DR.. Bishop says
he is resting pretty easy at Doody's board
ing house in Centerville and is likely to
come out o. K.
Messrs. Park and Swank, representative
photographers of the Cincinnati News,
who are in town, state that they will soon
commence making q series of views OF
Butte for publication. They intend to
write up the town and illustrate it.
Mr.. Pinkham say he has all the Fourth
of July subscriptions on his list paid up
except twelve the subscribers of which he
has not yet called upon. Pretty nearly all
the bills are paid, about $500 so far hav-
ing been settled. He anticipates having
the bills all adjusted by Monday when there
will be a small surplus.
A Swede, at work on railroad copstruc.
ton in the neighborhood, went down to
South Butte and he'd q little Fourth OF
July time on his own account. Deputy
Sheriff Rodda undertook to demonstrate
the mistake he was laboring under and got
slugg. d with a rock. This did not deter
him from bringing him to town yesterday
afternoon and lodging him in the city Jail.
He will be tried on Monday.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13

for them. ~ the last jury failed to FIX the
value Of the lease, the court having held
that condemnation sprosssdinss you'd be
tho proper thing. This IL aconspicuous
case. tending to show the folly Of appealing
to the law in trivial case6. OF course, the
opposition desired to stay the progress OF
the railroad and did SO, but it is doubtful
Il they have saved the expenses they
have incurred to accomplish that end.
When there is q field for q railway enter
prize in this country, and capital q be &C.
cured q way will certainly be found to &C.
cure q right of way whatever may be the
strength OF the opposition. Even nature
has hardly been able to interpose q noun
tain barrier against the building of railways
in these times. Engineering skill has sur
mounted all such obstacles, either by going
under or around them. In some cases, per-
haps. engineers have gone under when they
had better gone around.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
A BLOODLEss REVOLUTION.

As had been foreshadowed in The MINER
for a month or more, the revolution in the
Sandwich Islands has come to pass and,
happily, without b~loodshed, at the last
advices. As has been shown in these col
umns, the King, Kalakaua, has been
charged with incompetency and dishonesty,
aud his Ministers with malfeasance in
office. The citizens had borne with their
maladministration until forbearance had
cea: ed to be a virtue to be cultivated. A
mass meeting was called and a
line OF action wal agreed upon,
which contemplated the resignation
of the Ministry, the formation of
a new one and certain concessions from the
King or his abdication. All these conces-
sions were made. In the meantime the
Honolulu rifles and other organizations
policed the country in the name Of and for
the people. Then a committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon the King, who may
well nave turned pale, barring his color,
and make the demands. His royal nibs
was glad to greet the direct representatives
OF his fond and loyal subjects and to carry
out their wishes. He said his
ministry had resigned" and while denying
that he had accepted any brides never the
less he would make restitution of SOM
$91, 900 just to satisfy his dearly beloved
and loyal subjects. And SO ended the first
of the great revolution. In the
meantime Queen Kapiolani is on the ocean
wave ublimely oblivious Of the humiliation
that has been heaped upon her sable lord
in the isles of the sea.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
AsPERsING A-JUDGE.

Our esteemed contemporary, the Helena
Herald, which has been posing az a sort o.
interrogation point against The official acts
of Chief Justice Mcconnell. takes a malig
nant pleasure in copying the ill-natured
comments of the New York World on a
letter by a bitter partisan in the Chicago
Tribune assailing the Chief Justice in the
MINER is not in favor Of making Terrific.
rial appointments from the States, it
accepts it as q Republican prece.
dent, and when an appointment is
made from the outside and the appointee
comes to the country and makes such a
record as has Chief Justice Mcconnell, it
would commend him az q new but
worthy citizen. 1t is conceded by every
body that Judge Mcconnell is a good Judge,
and in this capacity he should be measured.
It does not SO much matter whether he
is a teetotler as that he shall discharge the
duties of his high office impartially and in
diligently. Judge Mcconnell has al
ready shown that he is a good
patriotic citizen and should be sus-
tanned by a all parties. His Office is not q
political one but a judicial trust and he
should not be made the subject of political
malignancy and party hate. With the ad-
vent of railroads, the presence OF outside
brains and capital should be encouraged
rather than repealed by such reprehensible
methods as are being 80 industriously ap.
piled by our esteemed contemporary on the
other side of the Mullan pass.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
Mrs. Coulson's Explanation Of the
FfaeaS.

In reference to the account in yesterdays
MINER of the episode on Saturday nishtin
front of the California saloon, Mrs. Coulson
made a statement to the reporter which,
in Justice to her, is here given. She states
that her husband having promised to bring
some friends to the house in tile evening to
play cards and not appearing she became
anxious and went to seek him. The
presence Of the pistol she explains by say
ing that she went to look for him at the
house of one OF his men who lives in a
lonely part OF Lower Main street where an
unprotected female might be lnsulted after
dark, and that she took it for self-protec'
ton. She inquired of his whereabouts IN
several places where he was usually to
be found, and at last learning he
had gone along East Broadway
she passed by the California saloon and
saw him in there. That she entered The
place and going up behind him she knocked
the beer glass out of his hand, being iDdlg'
nant after the trouble she had to find him
there. That he left the saloon without her
drawing her revolver and when OUTSIDE
she construed his actions as Threatening
and produced the weapon, advising him
not to come near her, and not with tho
Intention OF using it in retaliation.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
ssTh6 Plnnter,S Wife,

Miss Edna Courtney. who m 9
season at the Grand this evening, arrived
in town last night, together with her COM
pany, said to be of the strongest that
has visited this Territory for some time.
The piece in which Miss Courtney will
make her first bow to a Butte audience 10
a celebrated Eastern success, entitled 1.-THE
Planters Wife, one Of the strongest plays
produced in years. 1t is :, war play, one,
too, devoid OF all the usual sensational
conbats and cannonading. depending en-.
tirely for it's success pom a purely legiti.
mate plot Of a pathetic and touching ma.
ture. The plot is cleverly interspersed
with several strong comedy incidents which
are new ann ~laughable to q degree. The
which forms the theme OF the play
is one that Is sure to touch every heart.
carrying with it a wholesome moral and
pointed lesson, sure to be appreciated.
The author OF this playis a noted ~fareieur
whose comedy is as pure and bub5ling asa
woodland brook, and in this piece he bas
fairly outdone himself, there being no less
than three exquisite comedy parts.
and as they are in competent hands much
enjoyment may be looked for. Oh Miss
Courtney the bright particular star OF this
HDuCu mlSn1 De salu, DuG ~ our
space is limited We will merely say that the
lady's reputation as an artist and her sue.
cess in the part OF Edith Grey, who becomes
the "Planter's Wife" is such as to warrant
us in saying that those who greet her to.
night will have no reaso to regret the
meeting. Miss Courtney has several new
and pretty costumes which were made e1.
pressly for this play by a prominent New
York modiste which are sure to be a de.
light to the ladies in the audience. The
sales of seats so far are fattering and be.
speak a bumper house tonight. Miss
Courtney plays throughout the entire week
with a change OF bill each night. Seats
may be secured at Calkins' book store
without extra charge.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13

There will now be 'wah" between St.
Paul and Minneapolis sure enough. The
bone OF contention will be the directory
a supreme struggle the twin cities succeeded
in simultaneously bringing forth their
respective directories on the same day and
the showing startled the mill metropolis
from it's summer SAUNDERS, as figuring on
the same basis St. Paul showed up 1877
SIT, Minneapolis 149, 2O2. Heretofore
Minneapolis had outfgured st. Paul in the
matter of population. A casual reader of
the newspapers of the respective cities will
now note that the one will be character
lied 'Slab Town" and the other Pigs
Eye" pet names which are applied in great
emergencies like the one that now confronts
the Jealous neighbors. But the fact re-
mains, that had it not been for
the stimulus OF the one the other
would not have been as progressive as it
is. The spirit OF rivalry has given an i'm
pulse to the development OF each which
has greatly promoted the general growth.
There is no occasion for any bitterness in
the rivalry between these two marvellous
cities of the Northwest. St. Paul is the
financial railway and commercial center,
and Minneapolis ia the milling and manu-
featuring center of the Northwestern coun-
try. There is enough undeveloped country
in the Northwest to make a Chicago OF the
Twins if they will but avail themselves of
the resources naturally tributary to them,
and contribute their full share to the devel-
ment of those resources. Montana is an
an inviting field for the investments of SUI
plus Minnesota capital, but here
tofore it has had an incli-
nation to waste it's substance
visionary town sites on the South Shore
il Wisconsin where much of it has found
a permanent investment. Now. if St. Paul
and Minneapolis will look this way they
may soon have one grand city instead of
two good ones as now and they will be so
busy accommodating wealth that they will
find no more time to fight each other.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
THE COST OF LITIGATION.

One of the beauties OF litigation has been
disclosed by the contest in Maryland be.
tween certain railway corporations where
in they spent.$2GO, 900 over a 2OO.farm and
are still in the meshes of the law. The
Piedmont & Cumberland railway was
being built to some coal lands as a feeder
to the Chesapeake & Ohio canal. This
scheme ~antagonized the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Cumberland and Pennsylvania.
The new company had secured the right
of-way by purchase before disclosing it's
purpose to build. The opposition rustled
around and found that one small farm was
leased for two years. This lease they pur-
chased and resisted the right of the new
company 70 crossit it's tracks. Atrack
was laid at night and torn up
next day by the opposition. This
was last fall. Since then both parties
have been in the field in a state OF hostll-
ity. The lawyers in the meantime have
been making hay and the sun still shin =
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13

Miss Lena Loeb, of Denver, would be a
likely girl for some constitutional wife
beater to be "sealed" to until she could
bestow the proper discipline on him. She
is stronger thar the Samson of Scripture.
In a test Of her phenomenal strength at
the Athletic Club in Leadville, she dragged
three masculine athletes all about the
room with a billiard cue; but her greatest
feat, as described in the Democrat, was
with a heavy arm chair: "Elevating
this eighteen inches from the floor, a
person weighing $50 pounds was placed
standing upon it. Five strong men
then grasped the rungs, prepared for the
test. Miss Loeb, standing a foot from and
behind the chair, placed her hand upon the
back rung and gave the signal to the gentle
men to lower the chair to the floor if they
could" Well, they tried this but they
couldn't. She displayed more strength
than the whole athletic club could muster.
1t is a question whether he1 strength takes
the direction OF mind over matter or o
matter over mind.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13
EDWARDS WOULD MEET HIM.

Now here's a chance for Frank Kline,
of Anaconda, James Tickell called a.
The MINER Office after midnight with a bsa
of gold and wanted to cover Mr.. Kinney,
challenge for Cornish style, in behalf Of
Edwin Edwards, then and there rendering
the deposit required by the terms Of Mr..
Kinney's challenge. As we did not hold
Mr.. Kinney's money we declined to
take the deposit but are assured
that the man and the money may be met
IN short notice at THE MINER office. We
trust therefore that Mr.. Kinney and hi.
hacker will put in a prompt appearance
and arrange the details Of what promise.
to be a good match. Mr.. Edwards weighi
less than 100 pounds and has not wrestleC
for some time.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-13

As stated in our Billings special. the com
%pensation for the right of way through the
Crow reservation has been fixed at ST. rs
per acre. The money is ready and the
amount will be paid at once. Although
this important project has been delayed
by a thousand and one vcxatious things
OF this character, and great bolts of red
tape ha We been cut, there is still a fighting
chance for the company to complete the
work and open up these vast fields before
the storms OF winter set in. This is
without doubt the best coal west of
Penns, lvania and with the building Of the
proposed railway will furnish the people of
Montana with a fuel supply laid down at